salva

See also: Salva, sálva, salvá, salvà, and salvâ

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsal.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈsal.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsal.va]

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Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

salva

1. feminine singular of salv

Etymology 2

From Latin salva (“salute”).

Noun

salva f (plural salves)

1. salute, salvo, volley

Derived terms

• de salva

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “salva”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsalva]

Noun

salva f

1. salvo
2. burst (of laughter, enthusiasm, applause, etc.)

Declension

Declension of salva (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	salva	salvy
genitive	salvy	salv
dative	salvě	salvám
accusative	salvu	salvy
vocative	salvo	salvy
locative	salvě	salvách
instrumental	salvou	salvami

Further reading

• “salva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
• “salva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “salva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Faroese

Alternative forms

• sálva

Etymology

From Danish salve, from Middle Low German salve, from Old Saxon salva, from Proto-Germanic *salbō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalva/
• Rhymes: -alva
• Homophone: salvað

Noun

salva f (genitive singular salvu, plural salvur)

1. ointment

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	salva	salvan	salvur	salvurnar
accusative	salvu	salvuna	salvur	salvurnar
dative	salvu	salvuni	salvum	salvunum
genitive	salvu	salvunnar	salva	salvanna

Verb

salva (third person singular past indicative salvaði, third person plural past indicative salvað, supine salvað)

1. to annoint

Derived terms

• lúsasalva
• salving

Finnish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish salva, from Proto-Germanic *salbō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sal‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): sal‧va

Noun

salva

1. salve, ointment

   Synonym: voide

Declension

Inflection of salva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		salva	salvat
genitive		salvan	salvojen
partitive		salvaa	salvoja
illative		salvaan	salvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		salva	salvat
accusative	nom.	salva	salvat
	gen.	salvan
genitive		salvan	salvojen salvain rare
partitive		salvaa	salvoja
inessive		salvassa	salvoissa
elative		salvasta	salvoista
illative		salvaan	salvoihin
adessive		salvalla	salvoilla
ablative		salvalta	salvoilta
allative		salvalle	salvoille
essive		salvana	salvoina
translative		salvaksi	salvoiksi
abessive		salvatta	salvoitta
instructive		—	salvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of salva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salvani salvani accusative nom. salvani salvani gen. salvani genitive salvani salvojeni salvaini rare partitive salvaani salvojani inessive salvassani salvoissani elative salvastani salvoistani illative salvaani salvoihini adessive salvallani salvoillani ablative salvaltani salvoiltani allative salvalleni salvoilleni essive salvanani salvoinani translative salvakseni salvoikseni abessive salvattani salvoittani instructive — — comitative — salvoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salvasi salvasi accusative nom. salvasi salvasi gen. salvasi genitive salvasi salvojesi salvaisi rare partitive salvaasi salvojasi inessive salvassasi salvoissasi elative salvastasi salvoistasi illative salvaasi salvoihisi adessive salvallasi salvoillasi ablative salvaltasi salvoiltasi allative salvallesi salvoillesi essive salvanasi salvoinasi translative salvaksesi salvoiksesi abessive salvattasi salvoittasi instructive — — comitative — salvoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salvamme salvamme accusative nom. salvamme salvamme gen. salvamme genitive salvamme salvojemme salvaimme rare partitive salvaamme salvojamme inessive salvassamme salvoissamme elative salvastamme salvoistamme illative salvaamme salvoihimme adessive salvallamme salvoillamme ablative salvaltamme salvoiltamme allative salvallemme salvoillemme essive salvanamme salvoinamme translative salvaksemme salvoiksemme abessive salvattamme salvoittamme instructive — — comitative — salvoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salvanne salvanne accusative nom. salvanne salvanne gen. salvanne genitive salvanne salvojenne salvainne rare partitive salvaanne salvojanne inessive salvassanne salvoissanne elative salvastanne salvoistanne illative salvaanne salvoihinne adessive salvallanne salvoillanne ablative salvaltanne salvoiltanne allative salvallenne salvoillenne essive salvananne salvoinanne translative salvaksenne salvoiksenne abessive salvattanne salvoittanne instructive — — comitative — salvoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salvansa salvansa accusative nom. salvansa salvansa gen. salvansa genitive salvansa salvojensa salvainsa rare partitive salvaansa salvojaan salvojansa inessive salvassaan salvassansa salvoissaan salvoissansa elative salvastaan salvastansa salvoistaan salvoistansa illative salvaansa salvoihinsa adessive salvallaan salvallansa salvoillaan salvoillansa ablative salvaltaan salvaltansa salvoiltaan salvoiltansa allative salvalleen salvallensa salvoilleen salvoillensa essive salvanaan salvanansa salvoinaan salvoinansa translative salvakseen salvaksensa salvoikseen salvoiksensa abessive salvattaan salvattansa salvoittaan salvoittansa instructive — — comitative — salvoineen salvoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• boorisalva

Further reading

• “salva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lʋɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sal‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): sal‧va

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• Valas, valas

Galician

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsal.va/
• Rhymes: -alva
• Hyphenation: sàl‧va

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish salva.

Noun

salva f (plural salve)

1. discharge of an unloaded gun, often for celebratory purposes; volley, salvo

   sparare a salve ― to fire blanks

2. loud collective manifestation of approval or disapproval; salvo, volley, storm

   Synonyms: bordata, coro

   una salva di applausi ― a salvo of cheers

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

salva

1. feminine singular of salvo

Anagrams

• slava, valsa

Latin

Adjective

salva

1. inflection of salvus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

salvā

1. ablative feminine singular of salvus

Verb

salvā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of salvō

References

• "salva", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “salva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Maltese

Root
s-l-v-j
3 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian sarvari and/or Italian salvare, both from Latin salvare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsal.va/
• Rhymes: -alva

Verb

salva (imperfect jsalva, past participle salvat)

1. to save, salvage, rescue

Conjugation

Conjugation of salva (i-type unadapted loan)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	salvajt	salvajt	salva	salvajna	salvajtu	salvaw
	f			salvat
imperfect	m	nsalva	tsalva	jsalva	nsalvaw	tsalvaw	jsalvaw
	f			tsalva
imperative			salva			salvaw
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	salvajtx	salvajtx	salva	salvajniex	salvajtux	salvawx
	f			salvatx
imperfect	m	nsalvax	tsalvax	jsalvax	nsalvawx	tsalvawx	jsalvawx
	f			tsalvax
imperative			tsalvax			tsalvawx

Derived terms

• ssalva

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• salven

Noun

salva f sg

1. definite feminine singular of salve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

salva f (definite singular salva, indefinite plural salver or salvor, definite plural salvene or salvone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of salve
2. definite singular of salve f

Verb

salva (present tense salvar, past tense salva, past participle salva, passive infinitive salvast, present participle salvande, imperative salva/salv)

1. alternative form of salve

References

• “salva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• avlas, las av, lavas, salva, savla, slava, svala, valsa, vasla

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *salbu, from Proto-Germanic *salbō.

Noun

salva f

1. salve, ointment

Inflection

Declension of salva (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	salva	salva, salvon
accusative	salva, salvon	salva, salvon
genitive	salvon	salvono
dative	salvon	salvon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: salve
  • Dutch: zalf
    • Afrikaans: salf
    • Negerhollands: salv
    • → Caribbean Javanese: salep
    • → Indonesian: salep

References

• “salva”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.vɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.vɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.va/ [ˈsaʊ̯.va]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.vɐ/ [ˈsaɫ.vɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.vɐ/ [ˈsaɫ.vɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.bɐ/ [ˈsaɫ.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -alvɐ, -awvɐ
• Hyphenation: sal‧va

Etymology 1

From salvar (“to save”), from Old Galician-Portuguese salvar, from Latin salvāre (“to save”).

Noun

salva f (plural salvas)

1. salvo (salute paid by simultaneous firing of cannons)
2. (by extension) any noisy simultaneous salute

   salva de palmas.

   applause (“salvo of clapping”)

3. charger (large platter)

Related terms

• salvador
• salvar
• salvo

Etymology 2

Adjective

salva f sg

1. feminine singular of salvo

Etymology 3

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvar:
   1. short feminine singular past participle
   2. third-person singular present indicative
   3. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

From sálvia (“salvia”), from Latin salvia.

Noun

salva f (plural salvas)

1. (Portugal) sage

   Synonym: (Brazil) sálvia

Further reading

• “salva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “salva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salvāre, Italian salvare. First attested in c. 1830.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈva/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: sal‧va

Verb

a salva (third-person singular present salvează or (obsolete) salvă, past participle salvat) 1st conjugation (transitive)

1. to save (rescue) [with de ‘from’]

   Synonyms: (archaic) mântui, (informal) scăpa

2. (computing) to save

Conjugation

    conjugation of salva (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a salva
gerund			salvând
past participle			salvat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	salvez	salvezi	salvează	salvăm	salvați	salvează
	imperfect	salvam	salvai	salva	salvam	salvați	salvau
	simple perfect	salvai	salvași	salvă	salvarăm	salvarăți	salvară
	pluperfect	salvasem	salvaseși	salvase	salvaserăm	salvaserăți	salvaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să salvez	să salvezi	să salveze	să salvăm	să salvați	să salveze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		salvează			salvați
	negative		nu salva			nu salvați

Derived terms

• salvamar
• salvamont
• salvare

Related terms

• salvator

Further reading

• “salva”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1986), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[2], volume 10, part 1, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, page 56

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalba/ [ˈsal.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -alba
• Syllabification: sal‧va

Etymology 1

From salvo (“safe”). Original meaning "salute" (which was originally a wish for one's safety).

Noun

salva f (plural salvas)

1. (military) salvo, volley

Derived terms

• gastar la pólvora en salvas
• hacer la salva
• salva de aplausos
• señor de salva

Etymology 2

Adjective

salva f sg

1. feminine singular of salvo

Etymology 3

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “salva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Noun

salva c

1. a salve, an ointment
2. shots fired (roughly) simultaneously (including figuratively); a volley, a salvo

   skrattsalvor

   bursts of laughter

Declension

Declension of salva

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	salva	salvas
	definite	salvan	salvans
plural	indefinite	salvor	salvors
	definite	salvorna	salvornas

Related terms

• hudsalva

References

• salva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• salva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• salva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• slava, svala